A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
The 1953 Siata 208S Spider being auctioned through Bonhams in Scottsdale on January 27.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
Image Credit: Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Bonhams. Actor Steve McQueen owned an example of the Siata 208S, a car he called his “little Ferrari.”
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
Image Credit: Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Bonhams. The car’s 2.0-liter OHV alloy V-8 engine develops more than 125 hp at 6,000 rpm.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
Image Credit: Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Bonhams. Only 33 examples of the Siata 208S were bodied by Carrozzeria Rocca Motta, of Turin, from 1953 to 1955.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
Image Credit: Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Bonhams. An approximately three-year restoration on this car was completed in 2015.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
Image Credit: Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Bonhams. This example of the Siata 208S Spider carries a high-end estimate of $1.8 million.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
Image Credit: Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Bonhams. This Siata has received awards at concours that include Pebble Beach, Villa d’Este and Amelia Island.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
Image Credit: Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Bonhams. Siata is an acronym for Società Italiana Auto Trasformazione Accessori, the Turin-based firm founded in 1926 by Giorgio Ambrosini, and which ceased production in 1970.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 1953 Siata 208S Spider Heading to Auction
Image Credit: Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Bonhams. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti, these perfectly proportioned roadsters defined the iconic look of the era’s rugged sports cars.